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Featured Food: grilled veggies!

Towards the end of my last training cycle, I started getting pretty bored with my usual eats. I am a full-on creature of habit when it comes to food and I can go weeks or months on pretty much the same meals and snacks, but there comes a time when my diet needs an overhaul!

By the time race day arrived, I did not even want to look at steel cut oat or brussels sprouts.

After a post-marathon week(+) of celebratory indulgences, I was excited to get back on track with a healthy diet. I also knew that it was time to mix things up and try some new things in place of my standard fare.

Now that it’s BBQ (hehe) season, I treated myself to a new toy: a grill basket! I absolutely love grilled vegetables and I have no idea why I have not owned one previously.

It’s super quick & easy to chop up a ton of veggies in big chunks, toss with some olive oil and salt & pepper and throw them into the basket. I place it on the grill on low for about 20 minutes, shaking a few times and turning the entire basket over once or twice.

veggie goodness!

And voila, a big pile of delicious grilled vegetables – the perfect addition to any meal! I’m loving these and it’s been a delicious and easy way to mix things up.

The best part is that they taste even better (in my opinion) cold! I’ve been bringing leftovers on a bed of spinach for lunch, with a splash of vinaigrette and some chickpeas for added protein. De-lish!

yes please grilled veggies! Love them! I love grilled corn and also I love putting pineapple with the peppers, onions and zucchini! Maybe try some fruit and veggies – not sure how it would work with the basket! That thing looks pretty awesome!

I made that quinoa salad last week, but just left out the chipotles because my husband dislikes them and they're too spicy for Sof. It was really really good, and even he agreed that it would've been good with the chipotles!

Thanks for the recipe idea Marlene!! Moe walked through the door as I read your post with Salmon, not knowing what do with it. I cut up a ton of veggies (onions, carrots, red potatoes, yellow and green peppers) and grilled it. With a glass of Barefoot Pinot Grigio, it was the perfect dinner!!

Yum! We throw some herbs from our garden into the veggie mix when grilling. Rosemary, basil and thyme are good ones. They also fill the air with herby-ness. Love it!!I'm trying to recover from post marathon treats. It's not that easy, I had a few bad habits!!